PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, ESQ., GOVERNOR. 673

good standing in his profession, not of intemperate habits or
addicted to the use of any drugs, and any person violating any
of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one
thousand dollars or be imprisoned in the penitentiary of this
State for not less than one year nor more than five years or
both in the discretion of the Court for each offense. Provided,
that the above provisions shall not apply to paregoric, laudanum
or to bona fide proprietary medicines containing codeine of not
more than two grains of opium or not more than two-fifths grain
of morphine, or not more than one-fourth grain of hereoine, or
not more than ten grains of chloral hydrate in one fluid ounce,
or, if a solid preparation, in one avoirdupois ounce; provided,
also, that the above provisions shall not apply to preparations
containing opium and recommended and sold in good faith for
diarrhoea and cholera, each bottle or package of which is accom-
panied by specific directions; and provided, further, that noth-
ing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the sale of
any said drugs by any licensed manufacturing pharmacists or
chemists, or wholesale or retail pharmacists or druggists to other
licensed manufacturing pharmacists or chemists, or wholesale
or retail pharmacists or druggists, or to hospitals, colleges, scien-
tific or public institutions, or to licensed physicians, dentists or
practitioners of veterinary medicine and surgery; nor to the
use of any of the said drugs by any licensed physician, dentist
or practitioner of veterinary medicine or surgery in the regular
course of his practice.

237A. If any person except a licensed physician, dentist or
practitioner of veterinary medicine or surgery, manufacturing
pharmacist or chemist or wholesale or retail pharmacist or drug
gist have in his possession cocaine, encaine, opium, morphine,
hereoine, chloral hydrate or any salts or compounds of any of
the foregoing substances or their salts or compounds other than
paregoric and laudanum or bona fide proprietary medicines con-
taining codine or not more than two grains of opium nor not
more than two-fifths grain of morphine or not more than one-
fourth grain of hereoine or not more than ten grains of chloral
hydrate in one fluid ounce, or if a solid preparation in one
avoirdupois ounce, or any of them with intent to sell, give
away or otherwise dispose of the same he shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not more
than one thousand dollars or by confinement in the penitentiary
of this State for not less than one year nor more than five years
or both in the discretion of the Court, and possession of any of
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